Not
wanting to be late, I left San Pablo around 5:30 PM to make time for my mom to
drive me there and find the place. Turns out I was the first to arrive...and
last to leave.
By 6:10
PM everyone was present and thus the introductions started. Our chaperone, Mr.
Chan-Law introduced himself first, and slowly everyone got to know each other
(well...names). I got to meet Subhiksha, Kevin, and Natalie for the first time.
They’re going to attend the Freedom and Justice program at Cornell while the
rest attend Hotel Management.
Mr.
Chan-Law kept the conversation moving, trying his best to not make the meeting
awkward. He talked briefly about the travel dates and lodging accommodations
during the first week of the trip while we waited hungrily for the food to come.
Natalie's
saucy salad came first, and by the time everybody's share came, we took a break
from talking and started discussing about AP classes and SAT tests. I couldn't
share my stories about crazy, wild, hardcore AP classes since my school doesn't
offer a single AP class. While Carla and Subhiksha were talking about AP
Literature, there goes Katelyn and Natalie talking about AP Language, and I'm
just there munching on my Hawaiian Pineapple Indee Pizza.
During
the meeting, Mr. Chan-Law talked about our itinerary. We would first be stopping
at St. Louis in Missouri to visit Washington University, then advancing towards
Chicago to explore the campus of either UChicago or Northwestern. Because there
aren't any direct flights to Ithaca, we will most likely transfer from
Philadelphia. Mr. Chan-Law also added some sneak-peek information we didn't get
from Don's tutorial. He was telling us the dorm rooms arrangement are lottery
based, so when we go check in, that's when our fate of hoping to get a better
dorm lies. I'm definitely going to cross my fingers when I approach the service
counter.
Near 7:15
PM, everyone was either finished with their pizzas or simply just too full.
Before leaving, we just had to take a mega-selfie:
I had a fun time hanging out with
my cohort members and getting to know Mr. Chan-Law. Looking forward to the next
meet-up!
Sounds like you all a pretty fun time. I’m envious. Good food and fun times with new friends--sounds pretty good to me.
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